DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 07/19 Hampshire_IL 889ft pt37818@42.147,-88.420,844ft BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by +0.1 degF SPONSORED BY: ChicagoLand Glider Council RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1001z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 71.6 - - 79.1 - - 81.2 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 137 - - 280 - - 177 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2309 - - 4648 - - 5309 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1997 - - 4040 - - 4332 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - 3198 - - 5537 - - 6198 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 732 - - 974 - - 1107 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 285 - - 452 - - 410 - - - W* B/S - - - 6 - - 14 - - 16 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 6 - - 5 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - 060 - - 069 - - 075 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 3 - - 2 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -17 - - -109 - - -592 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3215 - - 5646 - - 6790 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3121 - - -7106 - - -7545 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - 6319 - - 12643 - - 13743 - - - blCL maxRH - - - 85 - - 74 - - 73 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - 71.6 - - 79.1 - - 81.2 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 60.6 - - 57.5 - - 54.7 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 70.7 - - 77.4 - - 80.0 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 59.7 - - 56.3 - - 53.4 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 137 - - 280 - - 177 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2309 - - 4648 - - 5309 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 41 - - 0 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 11 - - 9 - - 9 - - - EXPERIMENT2 PROFILES OF WIND SPEED [kt] AND DIRECTION [degTrue] ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- Height 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z [ft] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ft] 99511 30 089 33 082 29 090 99511 91962 27 086 27 084 23 081 91962 86163 27 085 22 087 29 082 86163 81364 25 074 20 089 23 075 81364 77227 18 074 17 082 21 079 77227 73574 20 067 15 091 9 068 73574 70274 21 054 17 068 11 101 70274 67242 17 020 13 041 11 042 67242 64444 16 009 14 031 8 028 64444 61734 21 341 23 356 12 006 61734 58908 22 336 27 339 20 343 58908 56007 31 345 33 334 33 335 56007 53280 45 327 46 326 48 328 53280 50849 53 318 53 315 56 319 50849 48673 53 322 48 311 58 324 48673 46687 62 332 56 330 68 326 46687 44857 72 331 74 333 74 328 44857 43153 73 332 77 333 75 330 43153 41558 72 335 76 334 73 332 41558 40057 68 334 74 333 71 332 40057 38641 62 329 67 332 71 333 38641 37271 58 323 57 328 64 332 37271 35878 50 319 50 326 55 327 35878 34433 45 314 47 325 53 322 34433 32938 43 316 45 321 49 317 32938 31376 40 319 43 322 44 317 31376 29734 36 317 37 319 43 321 29734 28013 37 314 38 315 41 317 28013 26209 38 312 38 311 40 316 26209 24329 35 307 36 310 37 314 24329 22374 33 308 31 311 31 313 22374 20338 31 315 26 316 23 315 20338 18215 28 323 21 314 19 310 18215 16052 25 322 20 309 19 308 16052 13972 19 314 20 307 19 314 13972 12088 16 306 16 312 16 321 12088 10423 13 322 11 322 10 318 10423 8952 13 353 10 342 7 324 8952 7648 14 007 10 005 4 356 7648 6493 14 006 9*017 3*039 6493 5471 12 008 6*050 3*052 5471 4569 9 024 6 064 3 060 4569 3771 9*059 6 068 4 072 3771 3055 9*060 6 072 5 077 3055 2421 9 060 6 073 5 079 2421 1892 9 061 6 074 6 082 1892 1486 8 060 6 076 6 084 1486 1205 8 059 6 077 6 083 1205 1036 7 060 5 077 6 083 1036 938 6 059 5 077 5 085 938 PARAMETER KEY: (basic parameter information is provided at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/basic_parameters.html) (more complete parameter descriptions are at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/RUC/INFO/parameters.html) (additional help is at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/index.html, e.g. "For NEW USERS" section) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time = UTC Time of BLIPSPOT calculation FCST PERIOD = Hours from model initialization time Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] Hcrit = Height of Critical Updraft Strength [ftMSL] BL Top = Height of Boundary Layer Top (TI=0 height) [ftMSL] Hgt.Variab = Thermal Height Variability (difference between TI=+4{F} & TI=0 Heights) [ft] W* = Thermal Updraft Velocity (subtract glider sink rate to get vario) [fpm] B/S = Buoyancy/Shear Ratio (thermals may be unworkable if 5 or less) BL Wind = Wind Speed averaged through BL [kt] Direction = Wind Direction averaged through BL [degTrue] Max.Converg = Max. Vertical Velocity created by BL Convergence [x10^-2 kt] (note: BLIPMAPs provide better evaluation since convergence lines are usually mobile CLOUDpotent = Expect clouds at or above sfcLCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & sfcLCL) [ft] sfcLCL = Base of Lowest Clouds, if CLOUDpotent>0 (LCL = Lifting Condensation Level based upon sfc. humidity) [ftMSL] ODpotential = Expect extensive clouds at blCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & blCL) [ft] bLCL = Base of Extensive Clouds, if ODpotential>0 (bl CL = Condensation Level based upon BL humidity) [ftMSL] maxRH = Maximum Relative Humidity in BL [%] CAPE = Convective Available Potential Energy [J/kg] Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] DewPt@2m = Dew Point Temp. at 2m AGL [F] Temp@Bot = Temperature at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) DewPt@Bot = Dew Point Temp. at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] EXPERIMENT = Mystery variable for test purposes (intended for DrJack's use) * = Indicates BL Top (TI=0 Height) on profiles Note: printed heights are for 18Z - heights for other times differ slightly Results neglect thermals created by small-scale features not resolved by the smoothed model topography